Genesis 1:2–5

²³I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

²³I beheld the earth, and loe, it was without forme and void: and the heauens, and they had no light.

³⁰Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

³⁰Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

¹⁸For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

¹⁸For thus saith the LORD that created the heauens, God himselfe that formed the earth and made it, hee hath established it, he created it not in vaine, he formed it to be inhabited, I am the LORD, and there is none else.

⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

^6*By the word of the LORD were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

⁷He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.

¹²¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

¹³Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counseller hath taught him?

¹⁴With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

¹²¶ ^†Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountaines in scales, and the hilles in a balance?

^13*†Who hath directed the spirit of the LORD, or, being his counseller, hath taught him?

^14††With whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of iudgement? and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of vnderstanding?

¹⁴Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

¹⁴Loe, these are parts of his waies, but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can vnderstand?

¹⁰She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

^10*Shee is emptie, and voide, and waste, and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much paine is in all loynes, and the faces of them all gather blacknesse.

⁶For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁶For God who commaunded the light to shine out of darkenes, hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Iesus Christ.

⁵And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

⁵And the light shineth in darknesse, and the darknesse comprehended it not.

⁷I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

⁷I forme the light, and create darkenesse: I make peace, and create euill: I the LORD do all these things.

¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

^19*The Sunne shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightnesse shall the moone giue light vnto thee: but the LORD shall be vnto thee an euerlasting light, & thy God thy glory.

⁵This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

⁵This then is the message which we haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenesse at all.

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁸For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, ^*that light is come into the world, and men loued darknesse rather then light, because their deedes were euill.

¹¹Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

¹¹Light is sowen for the righteous: and gladnesse for the vpright in heart.

⁹That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

⁹ That was the true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.

⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

^6*By the word of the LORD were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth.

⁹For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

⁹For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast.

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

⁵Let them praise the Name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

⁸Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

⁸Againe, a new commandement I write vnto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkenesse is past, and the true light now shineth.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁴Wherfore hee saith: ^*Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall giue thee light.

¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? And as for darknesse, where is the place thereof?

²Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

²Who couerest thy selfe with light, as with a garment: who stretchest out the heauens like a curtaine.

¹⁶Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

¹⁶Who onely hath immortalitie, dwelling in the light, which no man can approch vnto, whom no man hath seene, nor can see: to whom be honour and power euerlasting. Amen.

²⁷God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

²⁷God is the LORD, which hath shewed vs light, bind the sacrifice with cords: euen vnto the horns of the Altar.

³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth ^†the bottome of the sea.

⁴³And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴³And when hee thus had spoken, he cryed with a loude voice, Lazarus, come foorth.

³And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

³And Iesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, bee thou cleane. And immediately his leprosie was cleansed.

¹³Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

^13†Then I saw that wisedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkenesse.

⁷¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

⁷¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to behold the sunne.

¹⁸And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁸And to ^*rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.

³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

³¹And ^*God saw euery thing that hee had made: and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the morning were the sixth day.

¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

¹²And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁰And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called hee, Seas: and God saw that it was good.

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁶The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

¹⁶The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

⁷I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

⁷I forme the light, and create darkenesse: I make peace, and create euill: I the LORD do all these things.

⁵Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

⁵Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse.

²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

^20†Thou makest darknesse, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forrest doe creepe forth.

²²While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

^22†While the earth remaineth, seed-time and haruest, and cold, and heat, and Summer, and Winter, and day and night, shall not cease.

²⁰Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

^20*Thus saith the LORD; If you can breake my couenant of the day, and my couenant of the night, and that there should not be day, and night in their season:

⁸And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

⁸And God called the ^*firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day.

²Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

²Day vnto day vttereth speach, and night vnto night sheweth knowledge.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹³But all things that are ^‖reprooued, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoeuer doth make manifest, is light.

¹³Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

¹³Euery mans worke shall be made manifest. For the day shall declare it, because it ^†shall bee reuealed by fire, and the fire shall trie euery mans worke of what sort it is.

²³And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

²³And the euening and the morning were the fift day.

³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

³¹And ^*God saw euery thing that hee had made: and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the morning were the sixth day.

¹³And the evening and the morning were the third day.

¹³And the euening and the morning were the third day.

¹⁹And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

¹⁹And the euening and the morning were the fourth day.